BJJ News — ADCC

ADCC announced increased prize money for the 2026 World Championship in Krakow, and congratulations are in order. Men's division champions will now receive $20,000, doubled from the previous $10,000. Women's champions will receive $10,000, up from $6,000. If you're doing the math and it feels like the math doesn't math, that's because it doesn't. Women's pay went from 60% of men's to 50%. ADCC technically gave women a raise and widened the gap at the same time. That takes a specific kind of talent. But wait — there's more. ADCC also quietly dropped the women's absolute division. The open-weight bracket...